But scholars are hailing it as a solution to one of the most enduring mysteries about ancient technology: where did the metalsmiths of the Middle East get the tin to produce the prized alloy that gave the Bronze Age its name?

"Then scholars, archivists and citizens alike," he continued, "will praise his openness and hail his generosity."

Several leading scholars of Renaissance art have hailed his accomplishment.

His progressive ideas in his writings lead some scholars to hail him as the 'father of Malay journalism'.

Catholic scholars and social critics of a radical bent hailed it for its sweeping criticisms of the profit motive, free trade and existing structures of international capitalism.

Some scholars hail the megachurch movement as evidence of American religious vitality, of Christianity reinventing itself to engage secular society.

Afghan critics and scholars have hailed the film for being neutral to the political and tribal issues while other documentaries often take sides.

Some legal scholars hailed the Supreme Court decision as the most important civil rights opinion in a half-century.

Some scholars have hailed it as the greatest American post-WW2 novel (Almansi 1994: 226), and it has similarly been described as "literally an anthology of postmodernist themes and devices" (McHale 1987: 16).

Other scholars hailed the discovery as adding a new dimension to understanding the origins of civilization in the Andes.